The black opals turned out very nice, your skills are great. The final polish you put on those stones was perfecto. Leading us to my question; Where did you find your final polish wheel ? I have been looking for that same exact one, with the nice big felt wheel and the reservoir in the bottom for the cerium oxide and water. Please tell me it’s not home made and available for purchase somewhere lol. Again, great job sir
@BlueLineGems15 сағат бұрын
It’s not one unit, but multiple items I pieced together to create a whole. When I was starting out, I faced the same dilemma of finding a polishing unit without breaking the bank; and even then, it’s extremely difficult to find one. My Kingsly North, like other cabbing units, comes with side polishing wheels but I wanted a stand-alone unit for my cerium oxide. I could’ve purchased the “GSP8 Sander Polisher” from Gemcuts in Australia for $995 dollars AUS ($700 US) + shipping. But even then, I was unsure as if they even shipped to the US and/or Europe or not. I ended up purchasing a Rikon 8 inch low speed buffer from Amazon (The Powertec BF800 is similar), a Marathon 8 inch felt polishing wheel, and a Polish Cover Assembly (SKU: WBS0011) for the Wet Belt Sander from Highland Park Lapidary for under $400 dollars. My next video may be on this subject with hyperlinks in the description since I can't include links on this reply.
@ThatOpalGuy9 күн бұрын
Great results. A shame that it was not brighter, but this is the way. I enjoyed the choice of music you used for the soundtrack. Also, I shared this on my page, hopefully it gets you a couple more subs.
@Kerrsartisticgifts14 күн бұрын
At first I thought that you weren't going to get a stone out of the rough. I couldn't see any colour bars on my screen, just grey potch, so I thought. It was a nice surprise to see you getting those gems out of it in the end. I hope that you are ahead of the game after that.
@BlueLineGems12 күн бұрын
With the bars being so thin, believe me, I was worrying the same if I'd get anything out of it as well. I guess it proves that you don't need a huge bar to get a good gem(s) from opal.
@Teknojok22 күн бұрын
What a great job on a what was a tough stone. Nicely done.
@BlueLineGems18 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@ThatOpalGuy26 күн бұрын
What a great piece of rough. A definite puzzler, but being so large and two pieces it gave you lots of room to experiment. I would have taken hours and hours of staring at it. Very nice end stones. PS: I do like the musical selections you chose as well.
@BlueLineGems18 күн бұрын
Thanks! I studied this piece for weeks before I finally gathered up the courage to actually cut it. I'd look at it, and then throw it back into the pile and move on to something else.
@kyross1229 күн бұрын
It's very hard to see the colors in video.
@BlueLineGems27 күн бұрын
Agreed. Unfortunately, at times, it can be quite difficult to capture the in-person beauty and color of light-based opal without using some filters and/or color enhancements.
@ThatOpalGuy3 ай бұрын
FOR THE ALGORITHM! also, subbed, because we small fry have to stick together!
@thecreepycrawlycritterresc19034 ай бұрын
Met you at the show in Athens today. Friendly guy with beautiful stones
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The black opals turned out very nice, your skills are great. The final polish you put on those stones was perfecto. Leading us to my question; Where did you find your final polish wheel ? I have been looking for that same exact one, with the nice big felt wheel and the reservoir in the bottom for the cerium oxide and water. Please tell me it’s not home made and available for purchase somewhere lol. Again, great job sir
It’s not one unit, but multiple items I pieced together to create a whole. When I was starting out, I faced the same dilemma of finding a polishing unit without breaking the bank; and even then, it’s extremely difficult to find one. My Kingsly North, like other cabbing units, comes with side polishing wheels but I wanted a stand-alone unit for my cerium oxide. I could’ve purchased the “GSP8 Sander Polisher” from Gemcuts in Australia for $995 dollars AUS ($700 US) + shipping. But even then, I was unsure as if they even shipped to the US and/or Europe or not. I ended up purchasing a Rikon 8 inch low speed buffer from Amazon (The Powertec BF800 is similar), a Marathon 8 inch felt polishing wheel, and a Polish Cover Assembly (SKU: WBS0011) for the Wet Belt Sander from Highland Park Lapidary for under $400 dollars. My next video may be on this subject with hyperlinks in the description since I can't include links on this reply.
Great results. A shame that it was not brighter, but this is the way. I enjoyed the choice of music you used for the soundtrack. Also, I shared this on my page, hopefully it gets you a couple more subs.
At first I thought that you weren't going to get a stone out of the rough. I couldn't see any colour bars on my screen, just grey potch, so I thought. It was a nice surprise to see you getting those gems out of it in the end. I hope that you are ahead of the game after that.
With the bars being so thin, believe me, I was worrying the same if I'd get anything out of it as well. I guess it proves that you don't need a huge bar to get a good gem(s) from opal.
What a great job on a what was a tough stone. Nicely done.
Thanks!
What a great piece of rough. A definite puzzler, but being so large and two pieces it gave you lots of room to experiment. I would have taken hours and hours of staring at it. Very nice end stones. PS: I do like the musical selections you chose as well.
Thanks! I studied this piece for weeks before I finally gathered up the courage to actually cut it. I'd look at it, and then throw it back into the pile and move on to something else.
It's very hard to see the colors in video.
Agreed. Unfortunately, at times, it can be quite difficult to capture the in-person beauty and color of light-based opal without using some filters and/or color enhancements.
FOR THE ALGORITHM! also, subbed, because we small fry have to stick together!
Met you at the show in Athens today. Friendly guy with beautiful stones
Thanks! It was a pleasure speaking with you.